How much water does it take to....?
Did you know that the water you drank this morning might have been the same water a dinosaur drank millions of years ago? Or it may have been the same water that supported Columbus' ships on the sea. There is the same amount of water on Earth today as there has always been. The water keeps moving around in an endless cycle called the water cycle.
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| HOW MUCH WATER DOES IT TAKE TO... | |
| Taking a Bath or Shower | 15-30 Gallons |
| Watering the Lawn and Yard | 180 Gallons |
| Washing the Dishes by Machine/Hand | 14-60 Gallons |
| Washing Clothes | 50 Gallons |
| Washing the Car | 100 Gallons |
| Brushing Your Teeth | 1 Gallon |
| Cooking | 10 Gallons |
| Drinking | 1/2 Gallon |
| Flushing the Toilet (once) | 4-7 Gallons |
DID YOU KNOW THAT IT TAKES... |
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| TO GROW & PRODUCE FRENCH FRIES? | 6 gallons |
| TO PRODUCE 1 GALLON OF MILK? | 4 gallons |
| TO GROW A TOMATO? | 3 gallons |
| TO MANUFACTURE A NEW CAR? | 39,090 gallons |
| TO GROW AN ORANGE? | 13.8 gallons |
| TO PROCESS a ΒΌ POUND OF HAMBURGER? | 1 gallon |
| TO PRODUCE AN EGG? | 120 gallons |
| HOW MUCH DOES 1 GALLON OF WATER WEIGH? | 8.34 lbs |
| HOW MUCH OF THE HUMAN BODY IS WATER? | 9-10 gallons |
| HOW LONG CAN A PERSON LIVE WITHOUT WATER? | 1 Week |
| TO GROW A WATERMELON? | 100 gallons
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Special Note: Some of the information on this site was
adapted from the Water
Conservation Education Site. Permission has been requested.
